IPSWICH, ENGLAND - MAY 05: A regimental flag is placed on the coffin of Eric Stonestreet while family and friends watch from a distance ahead of his funeral service at Ipswich Crematorium on May 5, 2020 in Ipswich, England. Eric Stonestreet, a 69-year-old father of two, died of Covid-19 on April 13, 2020. A British Army veteran with the 1st Battalion Royal Green Jackets, Eric served in Guyana, Hong Kong, Germany and five tours of duty in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Though Eric had suffered with PTSD, his family said he had no underlying health problems. He left behind his son Daniel and daughter Victoria. In keeping with the vast majority of services across the UK, only a handful of people – in this case six – were allowed to attend the service, due to the government’s social distancing guidelines. Such rules have placed an extra layer of burden on grieving families who are unable to share their collective grief in the company of family and friends. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
The number of people who have died from coronavirus in the UK is now the highest in Europe and second only to the US globally.
The UK today surpassed Italy’s death toll, as Britain’s foreign secretary announced the number of those who have died from the virus has now reached 29,427. In Italy, 29,315 people have died. The US has lost almost 70,000 people to the virus.
There was an increase of 4,406 cases in the UK today, bringing the total number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus to 194,990, Dominic Raab said.
So far, 1,383,842 coronavirus tests have been conducted in the UK.
